Former site of CalComp Inc. (Anaheim, California)

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2411 W. La Palma Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92803

CalComp was a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Corp., a major supplier of military, aeronautical, missile, and satellite systems.

When CalComp was incorporated in 1958 as California Computer Products, Inc., it was one of the first companies in the United States to market peripheral products designed specifically to work with digital computers. Prior to that time, computers were utilized for high-tech, military applications. CalComp's appearance, however, coincided with the first wave of acceptance of computers by such mainstream businesses as banks and insurance companies. The military industry remained a major player in the development and use of computer systems, however, and CalComp survived in its early years as a result of this military research.

In 1986 CalComp was merged into Lockheed's Information Systems Group.
Calcomp Technology shut down its operations in 1999 and transferred different product lines to various other companies, some of whom continue to use the "Calcomp" or other "Cal-" trademarks.

These guys were "geeks" way before Bill Gates knew what a "geek" was.
~phiz 08/15/2007